Obituary Dr. Suresh Chandvankar
Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 by Christiane Hofer in Allgemein
Dear member and friends,
it is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the passing away of Suresh Chandvankar, Rtd.Scientist, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the founder Secretary of the Society of Indian Record Collectors, at 3rd January, 2024.
Our condolences go to his Family and the Indian Record Collectors. GHT will always remember his outstanding work and character. We will miss him!
Liebe Mitglieder und Freundinnen und Freunde,
Mit großer Trauer muss ich die Nachricht vom Tod von Dr. Suresh Chandvankar mitteilen, der am 3.Jänner 2024 verstorben ist. Suresh war Wissenschafter am Tata Institute of Fundamental Research und Gründungssekretär der Society of Indian Record Collectors. Unser Beileid geht an seine Familie und die Gemeinschaft der indischen Schallplatten Sammler. GHT wird seine Leistungen in der Erforschung der Schallplattengeschichte stets in Erinnerung halten und trauert um eine guten Freund! Wir werden ihn vermissen!
Im Namen des Vorstandes der GHT – on behalf of the board of GHT
Paul Cleary
Feb 24th, 2024
Suresh had unbounded enthusiasm for old recordings which not only led him to establish the Society of Indian Record Collectors (SIRC), publicising Indian record collecting in the West and leaving behind a phenomenal 4,693 items on the Internet Archive, but also propelled him around the world to most of the GHT’s annual meetings. As another retired civil servant I felt a sympathy with him and will always regret never being able to meet him and not being able to help him as much as he helped me. For instance I’ll never forget his generosity in giving me an Indian G&T of Gauhar Jan, which arrived in the post one day via a friend of his returning to the UK. And of course his help to the late Michael Kinnear likewise led to Michael’s publications and discographies throwing light in the rest of the English-speaking world on the until then barely known field of early Indian sound recordings. Rest in peace, Suresh.
Arunabha Ghosh
Mai 29th, 2024
I am very much obliged for introducing and giving many rare shellac and long playing records on North Indian Classical Music. Also other music ephemera and introduction to obscure labels. For the last twenty-five years I travelled Bombay only for new findings from Colaba to Badlapur from TIFR years to his retirement.